1979: First Secretary at Indian Mission in Moscow, Russia1985: First Secretary at Indian Embassy in Washington, D.C.1988: Political adviser to the Indian Peacekeeping Force (IPKF) and the First Secretary at Indian Mission in Sri Lanka1996: Deputy Chief of Mission at the Indian Embassy in Tokyo2000: India’s ambassador to the Czech Republic2004: Joint Secretary (America) at the Ministry of External Affairs in New Delhi2007: India's High Commissioner to Singapore2009: India's longest serving Ambassador to China with a tenure of four and a half years2013: India's Ambassador to the United States in September 20132015: Foreign Secretary of India

• In May 2019, he was inducted into the Narendra Modi's Cabinet as the External Affairs Minister.
• On 8 July 2019, he took the oath as a Rajya Sabha Member; after winning the Rajya Sabha Elections from Gujarat.

Personal Life

Date of Birth

9 January 1955

Age (as in 2018)

64 Years

Birthplace

New Delhi

Zodiac sign

Capricorn

Nationality

Indian

Hometown

New Delhi

School

Air Force Central School, New Delhi

College/University

• St. Stephen’s College, New Delhi
• Jawaharlal Nehru University (JNU), New Delhi

Educational Qualification

• Graduation from St. Stephen's College, New Delhi
• MA in Political Science & International Relations with specialization in Nuclear Diplomacy from JNU, New Delhi